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City Council Minutes—January 6, 2014
At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Laurie Gere called the regularly scheduled Anacortes City Council meeting of
January 6, 2014 to order. Roll call found present: Eric Johnson, Ryan Walters, Erica Pickett, Brad Adams,
Liz Lovelett, John Archibald and Matt Miller. The assembly joined in the pledge of allegiance.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Walters, that the minutes of December 16, 2013 be approved as if
read. Vote: Ayes—Walters, Pickett, Adams, Lovelett, Archibald, Miller and Johnson. Motion carried.
Citizen Hearings
No one present wished to speak.
Mayor/Council Communication and Committee Reports
Oath of Office: Mayor Gere, Councilmembers Archibald, Lovelett, Miller& Pickett
City Clerk Steve Hoglund administered the oath of office to Mayor Laurie Gere. Mr. Hoglund then
administered the oath of office to councilmembers Erica Pickett, Liz Lovelett, John Archibald and Matt
Miller.
Mr. Walters moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, to adopt the agenda with addition of Item 4c to elect a
Mayor Pro Tern. Vote: Ayes— Pickett, Adams, Lovelett, Archibald, Miller, Johnson and Walters. Motion
carried.
Proclamation: Human Trafficking
Mayor Gere read a statement proclaiming January 11, 2014 to be National Stop Human Trafficking Day
and urged the community to support this observance by helping to educate residents about human
trafficking in the United States and around the world. Mr. Johnson requested a study session on this
topic.
Election of Mayor Pro Tern: Mr. Adams advised that this position has traditionally been rotated between
councilmembers every two years and outlined the duties of the mayor pro tern. Mr. Adams nominated Eric
Johnson to serve as mayor pro tern for 2014 and 2014. Mrs. Pickett seconded the motion. Vote: Ayes—
Adams, Lovelett, Archibald, Miller, Johnson, Walters and Pickett. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
Mr. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Adams, to approve the following Consent Agenda items. Vote:
Ayes—Lovelett, Archibald, Miller, Johnson, Walters, Pickett and Adams. Motion carried.
Approval of Vouchers/Cancellation of Checks
Council voted unanimously that the following vouchers/checks audited and certified by the City's Auditing
Officer(Finance Director)and subsequently reviewed and approved by the Council Finance Committee
on December 19, 2013 and January 2, 2014 are approved for payment as of January 6, 2014.
Claims: Check Numbers 70898 through 71038 in the total amount of$649,783.42
EFTs: Numbers 70896 through 70897 in the total amount of$16,643.18
Prewritten Claims: Numbers 70894 through 70895 in the total amount of$849,491.06
Payroll for December 20, 2013 in the total amount of$582,698.97
Check Numbers 39115 through 39141 in the total amount of$24,018.13
Direct Deposit Numbers from 51978 through 52167 in the total amount of$348,025.00
EFT Numbers from 1618 through 1622 in the total amount of$210,655.84
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Payroll for January 3, 2014 in the total amount of$947,818.73
Check Numbers 39142 through 39200 in the total amount of$36,295.90
Direct Deposit Numbers from 52168 through 52368 in the total amount of$624,642.80
EFT Numbers from 1623 through 1627 in the total amount of$286,880.03
Jail Siting Update
Mount Vernon Mayor Jill Boudreau introduced a presentation updating Council on the new Skagit County
Jail project. Jana Hanson, Mount Vernon Director of Community and Economic Development, provided
an overview of the land use review processes for siting the jail. She briefly outlined the scope of the
project, identified the two sites under consideration (the Alf Christianson Seed site and the Truck
City/Suzanne Lane site), then described the permitting process including SEPA review, change of land
use designation to "Public", and the process for procuring an Essential Public Facility Conditional Use
Permit. Ms. Hanson announced a public hearing on the draft limited-scope EIS on Thursday, January 9,
2014.
Skagit County Jail Project Manager Marc Estvold then provided additional information about jail permitting
and site selection including purchase and sale agreements in place for both potential sites, the timeline
for the EIS review, development of a cost matrix to assist in decision making, and presentation to the
Mount Vernon Planning Commission and then the Mount Vernon City Council regarding the preferred site
when that is determined. Mr. Estvold said the project timeline called for starting construction in Fall 2015
and completing construction in Fall 2017.
Final Plat Application: San Juan Passage Phase 5
Senior Planner Libby Grage presented a request from GP Anacortes, LLC for final plat approval for
Phase 5 of the San Juan Passage development. Ms. Grage reported that all required public
improvements had been installed and inspected by the Public Works Department, that the applicant had
satisfied applicable conditions set out in the preliminary plat approval, and that at its December 11, 2013
meeting the Anacortes Planning Commission voted to forward the final plat application to City Council
with a recommendation for approval. Mr. Walters moved, seconded by Mrs. Pickett, to approve the final
plat for Phase 5 of San Juan Passage. Ms. Grage addressed questions from councilmembers about
satisfaction of preliminary plat conditions on this final phase of the development. Mrs. Pickett thanked GP
Anacortes for the many public improvements that have been part of the project. Vote: Ayes—Archibald,
Miller, Johnson, Walters, Pickett, Adams and Lovelett. Motion carried.
There being no further business, at approximately 7:35 p.m. the regularly scheduled Anacortes City
Council meeting of January 6, 2014 was adjourned.
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